Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence

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For the federal electoral district, see Eglinton—Lawrence (federal electoral district). For the provincial electoral district, see Eglinton—Lawrence (provincial electoral district).
Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence
Constituency
for the Toronto City Council
Location of Ward 8 in Toronto
CityToronto
Population114,395 (2016)
Current constituency
Created2018
CouncillorMichael Colle
Community councilNorth York
Created from
  • Ward 15
  • Ward 16
First contested2018 election
Last contested2022 election
Ward profileWard 8 neighbourhood profile

Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence is a municipal electoral division in North York, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Mike Colle elected councillor.

Boundaries

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On August 14, 2018, the province redrew municipal boundaries via the Better Local Government Act, 2018, S.O. 2018, c. 11 - Bill 5.[1] This means that the 25 Provincial districts and the 25 municipal wards in Toronto currently share the same geographic borders.

Defined in legislation as:

Consisting of that part of the City of Toronto described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the GO Transit Railway situated westerly of Caledonia Road with Highway No. 401; thence easterly and northeasterly along said highway to Yonge Street; thence southerly along said street to Eglinton Avenue West; thence westerly along said avenue to the GO Transit Railway situated westerly of Croham Road; thence northerly along said railway to the point of commencement.[2]

History

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2018 Boundary Adjustment

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Main article: 2018 Toronto municipal election

Toronto municipal ward boundaries were significantly modified in 2018 during the election campaign. Ultimately the new ward structure was used and later upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2021.[3]

The current ward is an amalgamation of the old Ward 15 (western section), the old Ward 16 (eastern section).[4][5]

2018 municipal election

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Eglinton—Lawrence was first contested during the 2018 municipal election with 10 candidates. Notably, former Metro councillor Mike Colle, who sat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and is the father of then-Ward 15 councillor Josh Colle ran against Christin Carmichael Greb, who was the then-Ward 16 incumbent. Colle was ultimately elected with 41.34 per cent of the vote.[6]

Geography

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Ward 8 is part of the North York community council.[7]

Eglinton—Lawrence's west boundary is the railway tracks where GO Transit's Barrie line runs and the east boundary is Yonge Street. The north boundary is Highway 401 and the south boundary is Eglinton Avenue.

Councillors

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Council term Member
Ward 15 Eglinton—Lawrence Ward 16 Eglinton—Lawrence
2000–2003 Howard Moscoe Anne Johnston
2003–2006 Karen Stintz
2006–2010
2010–2014 Josh Colle
2014–2018 Christin Carmichael Greb
Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence
2018–2022 Mike Colle[6]

Election results

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2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence
Candidate Vote %
Mike Colle (X) 17,109 70.31
Evan Sambasivam 3,447 14.17
Wendy Weston 1,990 8.18
Philip Davidovits 1,275 5.24
Domenico Maiolo 513 2.11
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence
Candidate Votes Vote share
Mike Colle 14,094 41.34%
Christin Carmichael Greb 7,395 21.69%
Dyanoosh Youssefi 5,253 15.41%
Beth Levy 3,122 9.16%
Jennifer Arp 2,404 7.05%
Lauralyn Johnston 992 2.91%
Josh Pede 420 1.23%
Darren Dunlop 210 0.62%
Randall Pancer 134 0.39%
Peter Tijiri 72 0.21%
Total 34,096
100%
Source: City of Toronto[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Better Local Government Act, 2018, S.O. 2018, c. 11 - Bill 5".
  2. ^ "Legal description electoral boundaries" (PDF). Elections Ontario.
  3. ^ "Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General) - SCC Cases". decisions.scc-csc.ca. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  4. ^ Shum, David (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 8 Eglinton–Lawrence". Global News.
  5. ^ Pagliaro, Jennifer (2018-04-30). "With Toronto's new ward map, here's what you need to know for the 2018 municipal election". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  6. ^ a b "A look at Toronto's city councillors under the new 25-ward system". CTV News Toronto. October 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  7. ^ "Community Council". City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  8. ^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
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